Imports of goods and services by destination; National Accounts

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Destination of imports Value at current prices Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of goods (million euros) Value at current prices Imports of services (million euros) Value at prices of 2021 Imports of goods and services (million euros) Value at prices of 2021 Imports of goods (million euros) Value at prices of 2021 Imports of services (million euros) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods and services (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of goods (%) Volume changes on previous year Imports of services (%) Price indices Imports of goods and services (2021=100)
A-U All economic activities 402,116 224,561 177,555 342,956 188,663 154,800 0.9 1.4 0.2 117.3
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 5,134 3,951 1,183 3,855 2,926 927 1.0 0.8 1.8 133.2
01 Agriculture 5,008 3,872 1,136 3,754 2,865 887 1.0 0.8 1.8 133.4
02 Forestry and logging 53 27 26 36 17 20 2.0 0.0 4.2 146.8
03 Fishing and aquaculture 73 52 21 63 43 20 -1.3 0.0 -4.8 116.7
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 185,984 165,800 20,184 157,141 139,588 17,283 1.0 1.1 -0.5 118.4
B Mining and quarrying 1,144 282 862 919 220 696 1.7 -1.1 2.7 124.5
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 379 115 264 308 97 204 -6.4 -4.2 -7.4 122.9
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 177 119 58 130 83 45 -6.7 -5.8 -8.5 136.3
09 Mining support activities 588 48 540 486 41 445 10.6 25.0 9.6 121.0
C Manufacturing 175,984 158,074 17,910 151,063 135,410 15,380 0.6 0.7 -0.5 116.5
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 47,382 43,809 3,573 33,927 30,807 3,039 0.7 0.7 -0.3 139.7
10 Manufacture of food products 43,621 40,499 3,122 31,230 28,489 2,666 2.4 2.5 0.5 139.7
11 Manufacture of beverages 3,624 3,187 437 2,593 2,227 361 -16.1 -17.3 -5.8 139.8
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 137 123 14 112 102 10 1.6 0.9 7.7 122.4
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 1,447 1,270 177 1,289 1,135 152 -1.9 -1.9 -2.3 112.3
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 5,736 4,652 1,084 5,141 4,192 952 -0.2 -0.4 0.4 111.6
16 Manufacture of wood products 1,530 1,420 110 1,333 1,241 90 -0.6 -0.4 -2.8 114.8
17 Manufacture of paper 3,363 2,627 736 3,053 2,404 657 0.0 -0.2 0.8 110.1
18 Printing and reproduction 843 605 238 753 546 205 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 112.0
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 27,801 27,595 206 25,645 25,436 181 2.7 2.7 0.0 108.4
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 31,790 26,114 5,676 27,851 22,940 4,797 -2.7 -3.0 -1.2 114.1
20 Manufacture of chemicals 26,456 22,174 4,282 23,359 19,660 3,651 -4.1 -4.2 -3.2 113.3
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 5,334 3,940 1,394 4,587 3,435 1,152 5.0 4.8 5.3 116.3
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 4,562 4,065 497 3,959 3,538 428 4.1 4.7 -0.8 115.2
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2,763 2,499 264 2,626 2,403 227 6.7 7.4 0.0 105.2
23 Manufacture of building materials 1,799 1,566 233 1,358 1,161 201 0.2 0.5 -1.7 132.5
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 10,523 9,357 1,166 11,129 10,135 1,005 2.3 2.6 -0.5 94.6
24 Manufacture of basic metals 4,556 4,141 415 5,017 4,659 356 4.8 5.0 3.5 90.8
25 Manufacture of metal products 5,967 5,216 751 6,118 5,478 649 0.4 0.8 -2.7 97.5
26-27 Elektrical and electron. Industry 14,393 11,756 2,637 13,589 11,278 2,286 -5.5 -6.0 -3.2 105.9
26 Manufacture of electronic products 8,755 6,686 2,069 8,641 6,838 1,805 -1.7 -1.3 -2.9 101.3
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 5,638 5,070 568 4,974 4,483 481 -10.9 -11.5 -4.3 113.4
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 17,655 16,390 1,265 15,744 14,626 1,119 7.2 7.4 4.9 112.1
29-30 Transport equipment 9,010 8,300 710 8,285 7,652 634 -3.7 -3.8 -3.0 108.8
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 5,503 5,199 304 5,125 4,851 274 -5.9 -6.0 -3.2 107.4
30 Manufacture of other transport 3,507 3,101 406 3,134 2,777 358 -0.1 0.3 -2.9 111.9
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 5,685 4,766 919 5,090 4,293 800 7.7 8.0 5.8 111.7
31-32 Man. of furniture and other prods. 2,321 1,916 405 2,069 1,722 348 1.7 1.8 0.8 112.2
31 Manufacture of furniture 1,424 1,200 224 1,284 1,090 193 -2.9 -2.9 -2.7 110.9
32 Manufacture of other products 897 716 181 783 632 155 9.6 10.6 5.4 114.5
33 Repair and installation of machinery 3,364 2,850 514 3,051 2,600 452 12.3 12.7 10.1 110.3
D Energy supply 6,693 6,080 613 3,659 3,179 541 10.6 11.7 0.3 182.9
35 Energy supply 6,693 6,080 613 3,659 3,179 541 10.6 11.7 0.3 182.9
E Water supply and waste management 2,163 1,364 799 1,788 1,135 665 5.1 10.8 -3.9 121.0
36 Water collection and distribution 127 65 62 108 51 55 -5.2 -7.2 -3.1 118.1
37-39 Sewerage and waste treatment 2,036 1,299 737 1,681 1,083 609 5.8 11.8 -3.9 121.1
F Construction 22,029 16,844 5,185 18,865 14,493 4,402 -0.4 1.2 -5.4 116.8
41 Construction buildings, development 6,981 5,400 1,581 5,938 4,599 1,359 1.2 2.8 -4.1 117.6
42 Civil engineering 3,912 1,983 1,929 3,286 1,680 1,613 0.4 10.7 -8.4 119.1
43 Specialised construction activities 11,136 9,461 1,675 9,635 8,210 1,430 -1.7 -1.5 -2.8 115.6
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 62,923 17,483 45,440 52,283 14,320 37,785 0.7 2.2 0.1 120.4
G Wholesale and retail trade 32,966 7,043 25,923 27,711 6,106 21,625 -0.5 -0.4 -0.6 119.0
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 3,021 2,098 923 2,815 2,021 803 -7.2 -7.6 -6.2 107.3
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 24,773 3,560 21,213 20,645 3,019 17,607 0.1 3.3 -0.4 120.0
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 5,172 1,385 3,787 4,225 977 3,233 1.0 3.1 0.2 122.4
H Transportation and storage 24,300 5,936 18,364 20,528 5,041 15,206 2.3 5.7 1.1 118.4
49 Land transport 7,489 1,817 5,672 6,061 1,430 4,613 -0.8 -2.7 -0.1 123.6
50 Water transport 4,944 728 4,216 4,329 593 3,682 5.8 11.9 4.8 114.2
51 Air transport 5,946 2,916 3,030 5,183 2,722 2,393 6.3 10.2 2.4 114.7
52 Warehousing, services for transport 4,284 439 3,845 3,519 344 3,180 0.7 5.1 0.2 121.7
53 Postal and courier activities 1,637 36 1,601 1,387 30 1,356 -4.5 -14.6 -4.3 118.0
I Accommodation and food serving 5,657 4,504 1,153 4,088 3,109 992 0.9 1.4 -1.1 138.4
55 Accommodation 1,406 999 407 966 630 354 5.1 7.5 -0.5 145.5
56 Food and beverage service activities 4,251 3,505 746 3,122 2,485 638 -0.4 -0.2 -1.4 136.1
J Information and communication 22,464 3,486 18,978 19,693 3,191 16,475 5.9 2.5 6.5 114.1
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio and TV 5,991 319 5,672 4,811 271 4,569 12.1 -3.5 13.2 124.5
58 Publishing 755 236 519 629 195 446 -1.6 -5.0 0.2 120.0
59-60 Movies, TV and radio 5,236 83 5,153 4,203 81 4,119 14.5 1.2 14.7 124.6
59 Film, TV and music production etc 5,022 63 4,959 4,027 61 3,964 16.3 4.8 16.5 124.7
60 Programming and broadcasting 214 20 194 174 20 154 -17.1 -9.1 -17.9 123.3
61 Telecommunications 3,213 1,696 1,517 3,133 1,583 1,509 2.8 3.2 2.3 102.6
62-63 IT- and information services 13,260 1,471 11,789 11,708 1,373 10,337 4.1 3.1 4.2 113.3
62 Support activities in the field of IT 10,696 1,109 9,587 9,495 1,039 8,461 4.0 2.3 4.2 112.6
63 Information service activities 2,564 362 2,202 2,212 334 1,875 4.7 5.9 4.5 115.9
K Financial institutions 14,655 227 14,428 16,479 199 16,272 1.2 -1.3 1.2 88.9
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 7,891 35 7,856 6,776 27 6,750 -0.1 -19.5 0.0 116.4
65 Insurance and pension funding 5,208 97 5,111 8,452 96 8,346 2.8 9.0 2.7 61.6
66 Other financial services 1,556 95 1,461 1,303 76 1,227 2.0 -3.1 2.4 119.4
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 3,021 1,462 1,559 2,440 1,041 1,386 2.2 4.0 0.5 123.8
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 3,021 1,462 1,559 2,440 1,041 1,386 2.2 4.0 0.5 123.8
M-N Business services 66,684 4,828 61,856 56,499 4,185 52,676 -0.8 1.5 -1.0 118.0
M Other specialised business services 46,885 2,623 44,262 39,543 2,229 37,709 -0.8 1.8 -0.9 118.6
69-71 Management, technical consultancy 41,699 1,316 40,383 35,144 1,094 34,465 -0.4 2.1 -0.5 118.7
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 39,808 536 39,272 33,493 453 33,522 -0.3 4.4 -0.4 118.9
69 Legal services, administration etc. 1,680 116 1,564 1,475 102 1,373 0.7 10.0 0.1 113.9
70 Holding companies (not financial) 38,128 420 37,708 32,017 351 32,148 -0.4 2.9 -0.4 119.1
71 Architects, technical services etc. 1,891 780 1,111 1,647 702 945 -2.0 0.6 -3.8 114.8
72 Research and development 1,539 756 783 1,308 652 644 -3.3 0.8 -7.0 117.7
73-75 Advertising, design and other 3,647 551 3,096 3,107 491 2,610 -3.9 2.6 -5.1 117.4
73 Advertising and market research 2,485 110 2,375 2,113 100 2,013 -2.6 1.8 -2.8 117.6
74-75 Other specialised services 1,162 441 721 991 393 599 -6.6 2.8 -11.8 117.2
74 Other specialised business services 1,003 394 609 858 349 506 -6.9 3.6 -13.0 116.8
75 Veterinary activities 159 47 112 133 40 95 -5.0 -4.3 -5.2 119.5
N Renting and other business support 19,799 2,205 17,594 16,947 1,974 14,973 -0.9 1.0 -1.1 116.8
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 5,544 262 5,282 4,578 220 4,334 -10.7 -9.6 -10.7 121.1
78 Employment activities 1,826 128 1,698 1,593 113 1,480 0.8 0.0 0.9 114.6
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 9,586 105 9,481 8,306 88 8,219 4.9 17.2 4.8 115.4
80-82 Security, other business services 2,843 1,710 1,133 2,505 1,548 965 0.5 2.1 -2.0 113.5
80 Security and investigation 350 217 133 319 205 114 -3.3 -4.3 -1.5 109.6
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table presents data of imports of goods and services by destination from the National Accounts. The table contains data of imported products by economic activities. It also shows data of imports intended for final expenditure and imports that can not be imputed to economic activities.

Data available from: 2021.

Status of the figures:
Data from 2021 up to and including 2024 are final. Data of 2025 are provisional.

Changes as of July 1st 2026:
Data of 2025 have been added to this table.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

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Value at current prices
The values are expressed at prices of the reporting period. Alternatively, values may be expressed at constant prices. In this case, prices of a reference period are used.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Value at prices of 2021
The values are expressed at prices of the reference period 2021 by taking account of inflation. Alternatively, values may be expressed at prices of the reporting period.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Volume changes on previous year
The weighted average of the changes in the quantity and quality of the components of a certain goods or service transaction or balancing item, annual percentage changes.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.
Imports of goods
Transactions in goods (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners. Part of the imports are raw materials, semifinished products, fuel and fixed assets. Furthermore, imports of goods may be re-exports: goods that were imported before being exported, after having received at most minor adaptations.
Imports of services
Transactions in services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of services applies among others to expenses made by Dutch companies abroad, like costs of transportation, banking costs and business travels. Imports by services are also made by the Dutch general government, among others by means of expenses made by Dutch embassies and consulates. Imports of services by households consist among others of imports of consumer goods and the direct consumptive expenditure by Dutch residents abroad.
Price indices
The weighted average of the price changes of the components of a certain variable. Deflators relative to the reference year 2021.
Imports of goods and services
Transactions in goods and services (sales, barter and gifts) from non-residents to residents (in the Netherlands). Imports of goods occurs when economic ownership of goods is passed from non-residents to residents. This applies irrespective of corresponding physical movements of goods across frontiers. An enterprise or institution is considered residential after it has been active in the Netherlands for at least one year. This applies irrespective of the question whether the enterprise or institute has foreign owners.